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Posted on December 3, 2009 by Yael
Earlier this year, an article was published by Boivin and Schmidt in the journal Human Reproduction.
The article presented a research, which concluded that CAM therapies might cause a decrease in pregnancies in women who were using CAM therapies during their IVF treatments. The article stated a decrease of 30%.
I was made aware of this misleading article by a colleague from Israel, Aviv Messinger, who along with Daniel Seidman wrote a response to the article. whic the journal chose to publish.
Here is the full comment.
Posted on September 21, 2009 by Yael
It’s been a while since I last talked about some of the new things that are happening on the Internet where Chinese medicine is concerned.
To be honest- it’s been a while since I last wrote here, and I’m a bit rusty!
But, I’m ont worried. I’m sure I’ll get back into shape in a post or two.
To kick things off- a wonderful piece of news from Richard Goodman, the author of Classical Chinese Medical Texts:
If you have a PayPal account, you can now pre-order both volumes of CCMT, pay $55.95 and shipping is free.
That’s right, shipping is free. Ah, that’s great news if you ask me. Living outside the USA or Europe means that you pay extra for shipping, and then when you think about customs… oy.
This offer is good until CCMT volume 2 is out, on October, then the price goes up to $59.95, but shipping is still free.
I urge you to visit Richard’s website and check out the free on-line course that helps one read the book and make better use of it, this way it can help you decide whether these books are good for you or not.
You can also check out the interview with Richard by clicking here.
Tags: acupuncture day, almental pathways, blue poppy, classical chinese medical texts, classical chinese medical texts vol.1, classical chinese medical texts vol.2, swine flu, the psyche in chinese medicine, tong ren
Filed Under: General notes, Practitioners notes, Students notes, The Library
Posted on July 27, 2009 by Yael
The first me I heard Richard Goodman’s name was through a comment on a previous post about books here on CMNotes.
AncinetDoc mentioned Richard’s book, and I started sniffing around.
Pretty soon I started following Richard on a regular basis through his blog and through Twitter, mainly because he talks about interesting things, and also because he’s really a nice guy.
Richard, 34, started law school and switched to his true calling, studying Chinese medicine.
His journey is an interesting one, one that took him from the USA to Taiwan and got him writing books to help people read and understand the classical Chinese texts, such as Classical Chinese Medical Texts Vol. I
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Vol. II is in the making as I write this post.
Posted on July 19, 2009 by Yael
I’m happy to have one of Roy Green Pach’s posts on CMNotes.
Ah, I wish you could read Hebrew. If you did, you could read Roy’s great posts about Community Acupuncture on his Hebrew blog, and see how he shares what goes on in his head in such a beautiful way.
Today Roy is talking about Lisa Rohleder’s book “Acupuncture is like Noodles”. We already heard from Lisa herself, when Roy interviewed her, and now we can read and hear more from the woman who made a difference in the Chinese medicine world in the west.
Enjoy!
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by Yael
During the past week I read a number of interesting links about Chinese medicine.
Mind you, I feel that I have a lot to say about most of them, and maybe I will dedicate a post to each in the future, but as for now, I wanted to share these links with you.
Miriam Lee passed away at the end of June 2009.
She was the author of the book Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist and was a pioneer of Chinese medicine in California.
To read more about her, go to Amy Chitwood’s blog by clicking here.
Posted on July 2, 2009 by Yael
A quick note to let you know about the free on-line course with Richard Goodman.
Richard is the author of the book Classical Chinese Medical Texts- Vol. I (volume II is in the making!).
On July 15th 2009, he will begin an on-line course which actually accompanies the book, 15 lessons- one for each chapter. More info, as I copied it from WindPress:
“Beginning July 15th, Richard Goodman will teach a FREE 15 week course for Classical Chinese Medical Texts Vol I. We are doing this because we want people to use the book! The course will be hosted on this website and the material for each week will have it’s own web page so that all of the material is available in one place. Additionally, you will be able to make comments and ask questions directly related to each week’s material. If you are a late arrival or fall behind, the material will remain so that you can follow along at your own pace. There is no need to sign up or register”.
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Yael
I am very happy to post this review by Yael Saslove.
Yael is a known practitioner in Israel for various reasons- she’s one of the pioneers in our community who specialized in Chinese Medicine Gynecology, one of the first teachers of Chinese Medicine Gynecology in Israel, she also taught Chinese herbs and she’s a very busy practitioner.
She’s been this busy for years, and manages to juggle it all with family life, smiles, kindness and modesty.
I knew that if I will get her seal of approval of Jane Lyttelton’s courses I can be 150% sure that these courses offer real practical information for practitioners, and that it’s all good- really good.
I feel proud that one of my more important teachers of Chinese Medicine obliged to write on my humble blog, and that I can give you an expert’s opinion on an online course which is only a few mouse clicks away.
I hope this review helps you on your professional path.
Posted on May 2, 2009 by Yael
As we finish school, something inside us is eager to start treating people.
I remember I felt I just had to start using all my knowledge, it felt as though I will burst if I won’t start treating people.
But there are things we need to do:
1. Find a clinic: some practitioners have a room in their home that is their clinic. Others rent a room in an active clinic. Either way- you need that place that is all about healing people.
Tags: alternative medicine clinic, building a clinic, chinese medicine books, chinese medicine clinic, chinese medicine courses, chinese medicine marketing, chinese medicine on-line courses, chinese medicine practice, how to build a clinic chinese medicine, marketing in chinese medicine, The Library
Filed Under: Personal notes, Practitioners notes, Students notes, The Library
Posted on April 21, 2009 by Yael
One of the most amazing things about the Internet is the ability to have passive income.
These days, passive income can come from Google Adsense (one example of many options that are out there), and affiliate programs.
It seems that when it comes to Chinese Medicine, the affiliate program options are very slim- almost close to none.
There are a few programs out there, sure, but I keep wondering why there are just a few and not many programs.
In this post I will try to understand this issue, hoping to reach an answer and maybe help make a change.
Affiliate programs- huh?
As I e-mail with many practitioners around the globe, I find that many don’t know what an affiliate program is.
For the long and detailed version- click here (recommended).
Basically, when you have a website, you can recommend certain products and refer to a certain store to get more information and buy that product. If a person buys the product from your link- you get a certain percentage from that sale. More people buy through your links equals to making more money.
Amazon is a great example for an affiliate program that helped make an on-line store huge. With thousands of people on their affiliate programs, they are a well-known on-line store, with thousands of “sale agents”, that are all over the world, selling their products- baby products, books, CD’s, DVD’s, MP3’s and more.
Posted on April 12, 2009 by Yael
Sometimes it feels as though there’s a sea of books in Chinese Medicine.
So many interesting books, how can one choose what to buy?
I will try in this post to write the must have books I feel are essential for practitioners and/or students in Chinese Medicine. This list also contains some books that are still on my wish-list, due to lack of funds they are still on the list and not on my book shelf…
This is of course just what I think, there are many wonderful books out there that can help you grow in your career.
The I Ching- Richard Wilhelm
I just started reading it, but this book talks about a field in it’s own right.
Not to mention one of the most interesting books I have ever read.
Essentially, this is the book that talks about the change between Yin and Yang. And this is one of the more important ideas in Chinese philosophy. Understanding it will give us a better grasp on Chinese Medicine.
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